Sentences with phrase «with environmental permitting»

We have tried CERCLA cost - recovery actions and natural - resource damage claims, as well as assisted clients with environmental permitting and compliance work.

The team defended a supermarket chain in a regulatory action concerning diesel leakages at two of its regional logistics sites; advised new client Cornwall Council on environmental compliance assessments relating to a significant development scheme; and assisted Hallam Land Management with an environmental permit required to remove protected species from a large development site in advance of attaining planning permission.

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The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental juEnvironmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental juenvironmental justice.»

The coalition against the pipeline is already challenging the first permit granted to ETP by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources with a case filed by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, with a court date set for Jan. 4, 2018.

There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward - looking statements, including, but not limited to: uncertainties involving interpretation of drilling results, environmental matters, lack of ability to obtain required permitting, equipment breakdown or disruptions, and the other factors described in Paramount's disclosures as filed with the SEC.

Mass Audubon stands with the affected communities and other interested public and private groups in supporting a strong EPA permit governing the implementation of this crucial environmental cleanup project, which may well affect Massachusetts and the Northeast for centuries.

Citing the resolution, he said the company failed to demonstrate to town officials that it was applying for the necessary permits from the New York State Thruway Authority, or the New York State Department of Transportation, adding that it also failed to show that it was complying with regulations under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act.

Last June, the Cuomo Administration appeared to put approval of fracking on a fast track, moving ahead with an environmental impact statement and setting up a time line that could have led to permits by the end of 2011.

As a result, the state Department of Environmental Conservation Wednesday issued an environmental permit containing the protections authorizing the New York State Thruway Authority to proceed with Environmental Conservation Wednesday issued an environmental permit containing the protections authorizing the New York State Thruway Authority to proceed with environmental permit containing the protections authorizing the New York State Thruway Authority to proceed with construction.

TARRYTOWN — The state has reached an agreement with environmental groups Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson on permits that will include extensive environmental protective measures and mitigation funding to protect the Hudson River and minimize environmental impacts during construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

Under the draft environmental impact statement submitted by Pilgrim Pipeline for a use permit for about 95 miles along the interstate right - of - way with another 25 miles of dual lines covering private property not overseen by the state Thruway Authority.

«The department must... take into account the cumulative impact to water quality of the full complement of affected water resources in making any determination in connection with any license, order, permit or certification,» state Department of Environmental Conservation officials wrote.

Central New York state legislators have introduced a bill that would give the state Department of Environmental Conservation more flexibility with issuing deer control permits.

The cap - and - trade system auctions environmental permits to businesses with the highest greenhouse gas pollution.

Animal studies suggest ingestion of pesticide mixtures in early pregnancy may be associated with decreased live - born offspring leading to concerns that levels of pesticide residues permitted in food by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may still be too high for pregnant women and infants.

One of the byproducts of the natural gas boom has been that environmental agencies set up to handle issues of permitting and waste disposal are grappling with questions of health and epidemiology, subjects in which they have little training or experience.

Nationwide permits are allowed under the Clean Water Act for projects with «minimal cumulative environmental impacts.»

Now, the team of Frédéric Guillaume of the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Sciences of the University of Zurich, in cooperation with research groups from Grenoble and Vienna, has developed a new model that takes eco-evolutionary mechanisms into consideration, therefore permitting more reliable predictions.

Although SEC filings would no longer be required, communities could still learn something about its waste management and production practices because the company would need to provide information for various kinds of environmental permits, says Tarah Heinzen, an attorney with the Environmental Integenvironmental permits, says Tarah Heinzen, an attorney with the Environmental IntegEnvironmental Integrity Project.

Carbonkiller is an initiative by the Dutch environmental organisation WISE that allows anyone to buy and destroy emission permits from the massively oversupplied European carbon market with the aim to raise the price and to increase public engagement in one of Europe's key climate tools.

Such actions taken in coordination with the IPIC, include responsibility for overseeing Department policy associated with project delivery and environmental review and permitting, and include:

The Permitting Council is responsible for leading ongoing government - wide efforts to modernize the Federal environmental review and permitting process for major infrastructure projects and work with Federal agency partners to implement and oversee adherence to the statutory requirements set forth in thePermitting Council is responsible for leading ongoing government - wide efforts to modernize the Federal environmental review and permitting process for major infrastructure projects and work with Federal agency partners to implement and oversee adherence to the statutory requirements set forth in thepermitting process for major infrastructure projects and work with Federal agency partners to implement and oversee adherence to the statutory requirements set forth in the FAST Act.

IPIC's activities provide new opportunities for a wide range of constituents to interface with the environmental review and permitting of infrastructure projects.

IPIC also represents DOT in coordination with offices in the Executive Office of the President to consider the implications and paths forward for implementation of the President's Executive Order on Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure.

IPIC provides direction and support to DOT's Operating Administrations (OA) and the Build America Bureau in helping DOT projects successfully navigate environmental and permitting issues with the help of environmental specialists, data analysts, and conflict - resolution experts.

costs» means amounts substantially all of which are paid by, or for the account of, an obligor in connection with a project, including the cost of» (A) development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, permitting, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;» (B) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, replacement, and acquisition of real property (including land relating to the project and improvements to land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, and acquisition of equipment; and» (C) capitalized interest necessary to meet market requirements, reasonably required reserve funds, capital issuance expenses, and other carrying costs during construction.»

With regard to the permitting approach, the applicant should provide adequate information for DOT to assess whether the remaining environmental review and permitting milestones can be achieved through this approach in order for obligation within the statutory timeframe.

Work with OAs and the Build America Bureau (The Bureau) to provide environmental and permitting technical assistance on difficult projects; and

KAILUA - KONA - «An appeals court has ruled that about 50 Hawaii businesses with permits to catch fish bound for aquariums do not need environmental assessments to receive the state permits allowing them to collect the fish.»

The ASPCA believes farm animals should be given sufficient time in an outdoor environment, where weather conditions permit, that provides them with adequate space, vegetation or environmental enrichment, natural light, fresh air, and protection from deleterious weather conditions, predators and disease.

Since October 2017, Hawaii aquarium fishing industry permits have been suspended due to a ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court that such permits require compliance with the Hawaii Environmental Protection Act (HEPA).

Considering environmental impacts of MTM / VF, in combination with evidence that the health of people living in surface - mining regions of the central Appalachians is compromised by mining activities, we conclude that MTM / VF permits should not be granted unless new methods can be subjected to rigorous peer review and shown to remedy these problems.

One interesting innovation in Chicago a couple of years ago was a program that speeds the processing of building permits for structures with significant environmental benefits.

Considering environmental impacts of [mountain top mining / valley filling], in combination with evidence that the health of people living in surface - mining regions of the central Appalachians may be compromised by mining activities, we conclude that [mountain top mining / valley filling] permits should not be granted unless new methods can be subjected to rigorous peer - review and shown to remedy these problems.»

Edwin Clark, former senior economist with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, observes that tradable permits «require establishing complex regulatory frameworks, defining the permits, establishing the rules for trades, and preventing people from acting without permits.»

Experience with obtaining land permits and an understanding of tax and accounting rules are necessary, as well as familiarity with local environmental and energy regulations.

None of the funds made available to the Environmental Protection Agency by this division or any other Act may be expended for purposes of enforcing or promulgating any regulation (other than with respect to section 202 of the Clean Air Act) or order, taking action relating to, or denying approval of state implementation plans or permits because of the emissions of greenhouse gases due to concerns regarding possible climate change.

Our recommendation is that we should abandon the sky - is - falling and phantom job loss tactic, and lobby the administration with several «asks,» that could include: MLP / REIT status for solar companies; fast - track permitting; reducing environmental studies; tax - free manufacturing zones in the interest of U.S. national security and to revitalize certain cities; a revision of accounting rules that penalize solar project owners; federal policy allowing net metering for homeowners and community solar projects; including solar in the upcoming infrastructure spending bill; and finally increased PV deployment on federal buildings.

Concerns with other proposals, like NextEra Energy's 300 - megawatt Sonoran Solar Energy Project, Bahr said, were addressed satisfactorily in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) permitting process.

As a cobenefit, recycling of transformer oil in controlled and permitted facilities reduces the environmental health and safety risks associated with the destruction of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in transformer oil.

PGE vice president Arkadiusz Sekscinski told Recharge in March that it hopes to secure an environmental permit for its first offshore wind project — the 1GW Baltica wind farm in the Baltic Sea — in 2019, with first power flowing as soon as 2024.

Thus, even as developers rapidly file for permits to install solar arrays on public and private desert sites, they, along with government agencies, environmental organizations, residents, and other stakeholders are also seeking to ensure that sites for development are selected to minimize impacts on biodiversity.

«Permitted Use»: (1) Installing, operating, maintaining, removing, replacing and collecting data from meteorological towers, stations and anemometers, conducting avian, archeological and biological assessments, environmental assessments, soil and preconstruction analysis, and other studies and evaluations deemed necessary by Grantee for purposes of evaluating the Wind Resources of the Premises, exercising the rights granted to Grantee hereunder, and developing the Wind Energy Project; (2) Constructing, installing, operating, accessing, maintaining and removing (including, when necessary, replacing)(a) WTGs on WTG Pads on the Premises for the conversion of Wind Resources to electricity, and including replacing WTGs for purposes of repowering for conversion of Wind Resources to electricity on WTG Pads located on the Premises and / or in connection or conjunction with other real property on which the Wind Energy Project is located; and (b) all related Improvements (i) necessary or convenient to Grantee in conjunction with WTGs for the Wind Energy Project (ii) for the use by Grantee in collecting, transmitting or otherwise making electricity from the WTGs on the Wind Energy Project marketable and available for sale; or (iii) for the use by Grantee for access to and from the Improvements or a public right of way to the WTGs for the Wind Energy Project (in each case, whether or not such WTGs are on the Premises), or (3) uses otherwise permittePermitted Use»: (1) Installing, operating, maintaining, removing, replacing and collecting data from meteorological towers, stations and anemometers, conducting avian, archeological and biological assessments, environmental assessments, soil and preconstruction analysis, and other studies and evaluations deemed necessary by Grantee for purposes of evaluating the Wind Resources of the Premises, exercising the rights granted to Grantee hereunder, and developing the Wind Energy Project; (2) Constructing, installing, operating, accessing, maintaining and removing (including, when necessary, replacing)(a) WTGs on WTG Pads on the Premises for the conversion of Wind Resources to electricity, and including replacing WTGs for purposes of repowering for conversion of Wind Resources to electricity on WTG Pads located on the Premises and / or in connection or conjunction with other real property on which the Wind Energy Project is located; and (b) all related Improvements (i) necessary or convenient to Grantee in conjunction with WTGs for the Wind Energy Project (ii) for the use by Grantee in collecting, transmitting or otherwise making electricity from the WTGs on the Wind Energy Project marketable and available for sale; or (iii) for the use by Grantee for access to and from the Improvements or a public right of way to the WTGs for the Wind Energy Project (in each case, whether or not such WTGs are on the Premises), or (3) uses otherwise permittedpermitted herein.

Permitting agencies could not keep up with the volume of permit applications, and the ever - growing backlog would cripple both environmental enforcement and economic development.

Working with Law School clinics, Keepers, and environmental justice organizations, Daniel pioneered enforcement of the NPDES permits for industrial stormwater, municipal stormwater, and municipal sewage systems.

Bob Cupit, manager of the Public Utility Commission's Facilities Permitting Unit, says the PUC will balance the environmental costs of construction with the expected benefits.

He permitted it to rubber - stamp dangerous drilling operations by BP — a firm with the worst safety record of any oil company — with virtually no environmental safeguards, using industry - friendly regulations drafted during the Bush years.

«Deepwater Wind is proud to sign this historic agreement to help protect the North Atlantic right whale,» said Jeffrey Grybowski, CEO of Deepwater Wind, which led the industry in developing the agreement, tasking its construction and environmental permitting staffs to share information with leading national experts on the North Atlantic right whale and leading the dialogue that gave rise to the agreement.

As the preferred developer, GSOE will proceed with evaluation of the project's environmental impacts and wind resources quality as well as begin the permitting process at both the state and federal levels.

Working with federal and state agencies, members from local Native American tribes, the commercial and recreational fishing community, and both regional and national environmental advocacy organizations, Aileen successfully permitted the Block Island Wind Farm and Transmission System.